tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 41

Part B Coding Coach: Avert Foot Exam Denials in 1, 2, 3 Steps

Swift payment might be as easy as switching your diabetes fourth digit.To get diabetic peripheral neuropathy foot care claims paid the first time around, you've got to nail down Medicare's required diagnoses for this condition.Test your savvy with the following claim typical of ones that practices have been trying to get paid and Medicare carriers have been denying. A common submission contains:• 99213-25 with diagnosis of back pain and hypertension• G0245 (foot exam) with diagnosis code 250.70.1. Find Out Medicare's Covered G0245 DiagnosesYou'll keep getting denials for initial foot evaluations of Medicare beneficiaries unless you...

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